Investing responsibly in agricultural land

FAO

Investing responsibly in agricultural land

E-learning fact sheet

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) This fact sheet describes the course that is intended to help investors act with due diligence to achieve socially responsible and financially sustainable land-based investments in developing countries, by applying the principles of the “Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security”. It includes the assessment tool “How risky is your investment?”, the course “Responsible governance of tenure: a technical guide for investors”, the scenariobased assessment “Are you a responsible investor?”.

Language English

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